There was a knock on the door. Amelia snapped her head, squinting her eyes as she tried her best to adjust her eyes to the brightness the room emitted. Yawning tirelessly, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, looking towards the door.It took a whole minute of persistent knocking before she finally yelled a response. She braced herself, waiting for Cosmos, but it wasn't Cosmos, instead, it was the housekeeper. The housekeeper smiled at her with her chubby cheeks, and she couldn't help but smile back.“Is there a problem?”“No ma'am” she bowed slightly which caused Amelia to scowl. *She was just like the cosmos* "Your friend is here to see you and sir Xavier demanded I send for you before letting anyone in*typical Xavier* Amelia rolled her eyes. She didn't need to be told, because she already knew that it was either Peter or Wendy. She had no other friends. The way he made her friend wait outside, all for whatever reason he could come up with, made her mad.“Okay thank you,
Amelia looked at the gigantic mirror in front of her. Her mouth dropped in awe. It was almost impossible to recognize her reflection, judging from how beautiful she looked. It was unbelievable. Being the busy type, she rarely had any time to take good care of herself, but here she was, looking as astonishing as she never thought she could be. It was excellent, and she wondered how Xavier might react if she set his eyes on her.Smacking her pink lips together, she stared at Stephanie who had a witty grin on her face. Words couldn't explain how grateful she was to Stephanie for making her look and feel good about herself.“The mirror abstinence worked”. Amelia said with a slight smile. Stephanie playfully bowed her head to make a dramatic effect.“Glad to help milady,” she said and Amelia erupted into deep laughter.Contract or not, she still felt as happy as any bride would be. It was surprising, but she chose not to pay attention to the cause of her excitement, as a little part of he
Amelia hugged Daphne warmly. Mrs. Patrick was next. How bad she was at this pretense of a thing. It was something she wasn't comfortable doing, but she had no choice. Mrs. Patrick hugged her warmly. A side peck followed. She turned to look at Henry. They hugged briefly too, Lucas followed, and Mr. Patrick too.Among all of Xavier's family, Daphne had been the happiest about the honeymoon. She had no idea it was fake. Of course, they weren't going on an actual honeymoon. They were going to Kauai, not for a honeymoon, but to trick his family further. At least that was what newly wedded couples did after a wedding, so she and Xavier had to follow suit.Amelia was about to join Xavier in the car when Daphne stopped her.“You know what, Ami, let's go to the airport in my car. We can have a little chat on our way” she giggled. “Xavier can go with Cosmos,” she added.Immediately the words made their way out of her lips, Xavier's facial expression changed. It was obvious he didn't like the
“Has anyone ever told you how much of an asshole you can be?”“ Well, you never fail to remind me”“I'm glad you accepted it” she rolled her eyes at him while standing in front of him. It was quite dark, but she could still make out his facial features, and so could he.“You sent for me, sir Xavier”“Yes, I recall Miss Wilson” “Well”“Don't be in a rush. You don't seem like the busy type anyway” she scoffed at his reply. “Excuse you. I was busy” “Of course” “What do you want Xavier?” “Let's go in” he stated, walking past her as he made his way towards the house. Amelia was left too stunned to speakHe was the one who demanded they meet outside, and now she was finally here, he wanted them to go back in. His absurdness was just so unbelievable. He should have walked inside the house, and they could have had the conversation he wanted to have, but the fact that he had to send for her and still make her go in again made her want to stuff beach sand in his mouth.Xavier turned around
His CFS was also making him more frustrated. He was angry. He hated how restricted he was to do anything. Just when he was about to make his way to the door, he felt a strong migraine, and he fell to the floor in pain, crawling on the cold floor. Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead as he closed his eyes shut, trying his possible best to bear the pain.He fell to the floor once more in pain. Knowing fully well there was nothing to be done, he remained on the floor. His pills were way up the stairs, but he couldn't go up there. Staying there and waiting for fate was what he chose to do.His phone rang once more, but he didn't have the energy to get up to take it. He just laid there wallowing in pain, unable to do anything about it.Amelia held the phone to her ear and scowled when the call wasn't returned. She was going to tell him she needed him outside. It was none of her business if he came or not, she just wanted to let him know she could be as unbearable as he wasSigning in fru
“What do you mean by that?” “Don't worry your little head about that, darling”“Don't call me that” she snapped at him, and he smirked.“Anyway, I will be leaving now. And I'm sure you wouldn't want to keep your husband on the floor” he said, emphasizing the “husband” like he was trying to pass a message across, but Amelia wasn't understanding it.He smiled at her once more, before heading towards the door. When Amelia thought the creepy fellow was finally going to leave, he turned around again. This time his face didn't hold a smile or a smirk, it held anger and irritation.“A friendly reminder” he began. “No one takes what belongs to me," he muttered in a gruff tone and the only feeling Amelia could elicit was fear. “Oh and also don't forget to tell Xavier that Martin sends his regards” he added the last part with a smile and Amelia watched as he left.*Martin, that was his name* Amelia thought Inwardly as she slowly descended to Xavier's level. He looked calmer than he was minutes
Xavier sipped his tea, while Amelia kept staring at him. She had been like that for some time, staring across the dining table, not eating anything. Xavier chose not to show concern because he knew that if he asked her what the problem was, she wouldn't stop talking about it, and he wasn't ready for her garrulous nature.Xavier took another sip from the cup, and he noticed how she followed him with her eyes. It was beginning to be uncomfortable and Xavier couldn't take it anymore.“What?” He asked, and Amelia blinked rapidly.“Nothing,” she said and Xavier couldn't help but scoff at her response.“You have been staring intently at me for the past 5 minutes”“I was staring blankly into space, and you just happened to be there”“Are you serious?”“Of course”“Pathetic” he responded, going back to his tea and taking a sip once more. The tea was quite hot and that was precisely what he needed.“You don't seem like the type to drink tea”“How would you know that?"“I'm your wife, remember?”
“Can we go out for a walk?” Amelia said. There was silence afterward Xavier chose to keep her quiet and that was something Amelia hated about him. His occasional casual demeanor was always unbearable. Having her wait for his reply was so annoying. It showed how less important he saw her. “That isn't necessary, Miss Wilson,” he said. Amelia knew he was doing it on purpose just to make her angry. That was the motive of the whole formality. “What happened to our former agreement?”“What agreement?”“The agreement of sticking to Ami instead of Miss Wilson” “I never agreed to such a deal” “I made myself clear. You could at least give me some benefits. This marriage is under a contract and I get to do whatever is stated in the contract. Why can't you do mine?” she asked hands akimbo. “And you think you are doing a good job in keeping to my contract rules?”“ I always try my possible best and I can vouch for that”“Vouch for what?” Xavier asked, placing both of his hands in front of him.